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Missoula Man Working on Irrigation System Drowns in River

The man and a second person were working on an irrigation head gate when the platform they were standing on collapsed

By Associated Press

MISSOULA — A 32-year-old Montana man who was working on an irrigation diversion project drowned in the Clark Fork River west of Missoula.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Capt. Bill Burt says the man and a second person were working on an irrigation head gate when the platform they were standing on collapsed at about 6 p.m. Friday.

Burt says the victim’s foot became trapped and he was pushed over by the fast-moving current. The second man suffered a leg injury.

The victim’s name has not been released.

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